Victorian Current Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017 - SECT 229

If the Authority makes a claim on a financial assurance for a matter specified in section 227(1)(b), the Authority must—

        (a)     notify the person who provided the financial assurance in writing within 10 business days of the date of the claim; and

        (b)     give reasons for making the claim.

Note

See section 294(1) for the Authority's power to conduct a clean up if there is an immediate or serious risk of harm to human health or the environment from pollution, waste or contaminated land.

S. 230 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12− 30, 3/2020 ss 42– 44, 47/2020 s. 26).